First of all it must be said that if your choice falls on hard woods, always look for products that have been approved by the FSC or PFEC that certify the sustainable management of the forest from which the wood comes. Also consider floors made with little or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and treated as little as possible with chemicals. Therefore, the relationship between the duration of the floor and the life span of the tree should also be kept in mind. Alternatively, here is served a singular top 5 of the best substitutes for the classic wooden parquet
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Wood, especially compared to concrete, if managed with the appropriate criteria and standards is a matter definitely eco friendly. It is also light, flexible, easy to find, workable, with good structural behavior and a insulating able to guarantee the right temperature according to the season. For these reasons, more and more people decide to adopt it for the flooring of their homes. But they exist greener alternatives to hardwood? To evaluate the sustainability of this type of flooring (but not only) it is necessary to take into account at least three factors: the raw material used, production process and the life expectancy of the product.
First of all it must be said that in case your choice falls on hard woods, always look for products that have been approved by the FSC or PFEC that certify the sustainable forest management where the wood comes from. Also consider floors made with little or no volatile organic compounds (VOC) and treated as little as possible with chemicals. Therefore, the relationship between the duration of the floor and the life span of the tree should also be kept in mind. Alternatively, a singular is served top 5 of the best substitutes for classic wooden parquet:
1) Reclaimed wood
An excellent alternative, much cheaper, is that of regenerated wood. Not everyone knows, in fact, that you can have a perfect and shiny parquet even by adopting woods that are born dto various recycling practices. Obviously, recycling a flooring by creating a new one is a slow process and that not everyone does, not being able to guarantee the right profit. I am, therefore, few companies on the market that offer this type of processing. However, it is perfectly identical in qualitative terms with respect to the first production wood. Furthermore, wood recycling can be done not just once, but multiple times. So, from your parquet, once you are bored, you can give birth to a new one.
2) Composite wood
With this name refers a not pure wood, or mixed with other materials. This "league" was created for reduce the use of wood. The savings, both in terms of the environment and economics, are evident. Through this type of wood it is possible to obtain healthy and natural floors able to save both material and energy resources. The temporal duration of this type of wood is, however, slightly lower as it tends to deteriorate sooner.
3) Cork
It is the lightest material on the market, this allows for easy transport and maneuverability. It is also very sustainable. In areas of the Mediterranean, such as Portugal and Spain, there are forests that are managed in a certified and perfectly sustainable way. This guarantees greater and correct growth of the woods. However, he has a rather evident concern: cork, in fact, deteriorates even faster than composite wood and it is also subject to damage in the case of water or with the simple movement of extremely heavy furniture.
4) bamboo
It is a solution that is very popular these days. We had already talked about the many advantages of bamboo parquet some time ago. Bamboo, not being a tree as per belief, but a grass, grows quickly (5 years). This allows a regeneration that is unparalleled. It is also the best compromise to counteract theair pollution, managing to allow an optimal balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide. It is strong and solid. In the United States they have been using it for more than ten years and it is probably the best-selling type of parquet ever. For once, emulating the “Yankees” is all well and good.
5) Simil-parquet
It is the most economical and practical, being very easy to assemble and disassemble. It is, however, the least eco-sustainable by having a very high percentage of plastic in its formation. It's super easy to clean, that's true. If we mention it last, however, there will be a reason. It's the classic "I would like to, but I can't". Buy it only if in possession of a justification signed by the parents: Mother Nature may, however, not accept it.
Alessandro Ribaldi
